Buying the WEIRDEST Cymbals I Could Find

[@rdavidr]

Which one of these are you putting on your kit? 🤔 Dont forget to check out geekstands.com/discount/rdavidr

[@zamoraquaterbeng]

Nothing lmao

[@slipknoticalxero]

prob the blob 😂

[@markvoliotis5940]

Hopefully none

[@catmobile20]

Maybe the first one

[@bloodmoney88]

I already have the bell hats, but mine are Indian thumb bells... I hang them under a crash, I might try them on my HH stand after seeing your show, likely not though, unless for a special sound effect, I wouldn't do a gig with a set as my main driver... you'd spend half the gig staring at those little hats trying to hit them.

[@cbot72]

Wonder if there'll ever be a Drum Thing / Dankpods collab

[@EclipseAtDusk]

That would be Incredible

[@Lupine.]

Yaessss

[@alexs-mind]

I WOULD LOVE THAT SO MUCH!

[@thedutchdjentleman]

fuck yes! I want to see them assemble the weirdest drumset that still sounds largely cromulent.

[@icarus525]

When you realize they're the same person 💀

[@drumjedi5301]

I'm not a huge fan of most "trashy" cymbals outside of a good china, o-zone, or occasionally a dark dry ride...but that stainless cymbal surprised me. It's not something I could see myself using often, but I'd have one of those.

[@antd2733]

The more i heard him play it the more i liked it

[@Sokkx_]

Tgat sound caught me off guard as well.. it sounds so good

[@psychosomaticdragon]

did NOT expect that kind of sound to come out of it for sure

[@gilbertcrespin5631]

Where can I purchase that stainless steel cymbal?

[@lapin-rouge]

Woah, that blank sounds pretty good to be right now tbh; sounds like a decent washy crash/ride right now for a small kit

[@jabelsjabels]

yeah! I'd absolutely buy that just as is

[@AlmightFireFly]

I have to agree. I thought it had a great ride sound for a small cymbal!

[@DidYouReadEULA]

Agree!

[@noahburns8900]

Sounded rad. Closest thing to my old ass zildjian.

[@stix147]

yeah, i can't believe he hated the sound so much

[@zadtheinhaler]

That Stoner Metal groove at 6:30 is awesome!

[@hoilst265]

It'd be great for some early Alice in Chains.

[@thomasfucik7527]

Those cymbals sounded great for that track!

[@louisbailie1349]

listen to some guys called Bossk, their track Heliopause is very similar. filth

[@zadtheinhaler]

@@louisbailie1349Thanks for the tip!

[@gpiece601]

I get electric wizard vibes

[@paulrevelli]

That stainless steel cymbal sounds like a combination of the perfect china, ocean waves and a rain stick. I loved it.

[@darjanator]

There are higher grades of stainless that become magnetic again. If you want higher heat resistance for high temperature working environments, some alloys used in those are as magnetic as regular steel.

[@TheAtlasOne]

The use of the ride at 14:00 as a hat actually sounds great, lol. Color me shocked.

[@daltonidaho]

4 inches is fine! And that Wuhan blank still sounds more like a standard cymbal than the others. Looking forward to seeing what you do to it!

[@BodaciousH]

13:44 I had a beginner drumset that we bought for 50 bucks, and it sounded exactly like this cymbal 😂

[@iwasdozer]

16:41 we shall never forget the bootleg cymbal lathe

[@recksroller2220]

Saving the grooves for later: 3:29 Hunkin fecky 3:49 Heckin funky 5:33 cute lil groove 5:55 c h o p s 6:14 Hunky feckin 7:54 mokey 9:55 literally "Bleed" 10:09 Takati takati taka 10:29 Huckin fenky 10:46 it's giving "ZackGrooves" 12:06 similar to "Huckin fenky" 13:12 Picture This 13:33 boom boom plap 13:59 Candlelight Picnic 17:28 Touchy 18:11 Fall on Easy

[@TrueLies23]

Every single one of these, I'm sitting there the same way I did when vice city came out, saying "this is as far as graphics can go" I dont know how you keep finding more weird cymbals, but im sure we'll revisit again! 😂

[@preston.preston.preston]

Tiny correction to the part about cymbal alloys: the Paiste Signature cymbal displayed above “B8” isn’t a B8 cymbal, Paiste’s signature alloy is approximately a B15 mixture, so it’s approximately 85% copper and 15% tin with tiny amounts of other metals. Then the Paiste 2002 cymbal displayed above “B12” is actually a B8 cymbal. A cymbal line that actually uses B12 alloy is Meinl Pure Alloy

[@paiefilhomachado7630]

My day always get better with a David video.

[@ericdurket1161]

You should try a Factory Metal Gothic Radius, the bigger the better. Somehow its a pretty damn cool washy ride, the 26" is my favorite and id love to see one on the next Weird Cymbals episode

[@heavenly2k]

That first cymbal sounds gnarly but smooth at the same time, very unique. I'm jealous

[@chaosren541]

9:58, Just casually plays bleed on 4inch hi-hats😂

[@hoilst265]

It actually did really well with that 90s R&B track David chose.

[@finnleithomczyk5292]

@@hoilst265 right?

[@hoilst265]

@@finnleithomczyk5292 It's a great luuuurve-makin' groove. "Hey, baby, want four inches of pure pleasure?" "Um-" *pulls out tiny high-hats*

[@finnleithomczyk5292]

@@hoilst265 yessir

[@Aleph_Null_Audio]

An 18” or 20” blank might make a good second ride...the steel cymbal sounded much better than I expected!

[@Zinjadu100]

Great sense of humor. Made me laugh quite a few times. 1. Nebula cymbal is amazing. 2. Wuhan Blank sounded astounding, beautiful sound. 3. Stainless steel cymbal didn't sound good isolated, but with within a group; its a friend you'd like by your side. Good job and thank you for all, excellent taste, RDR. Ciao.

[@timothymckane6362]

6:30 That Doom Metal music while drumming is cool.

[@HA11EYS_COM3T]

So... just Doom Metal? Doom metal usually has drumming.

[@SlyHikari03]

@@HA11EYS_COM3TI think he meant Dave drumming to doom metal was neat.

[@Skeleton_Dork]

I'm not a huge doom metal fan, but it's always a treat to hear

[@davidwiezner3268]

Actually the cymbal at 2.59 sounds pretty rad.. for stoner its purrfect 😮😊❤🎉

[@brettbarrett9423]

This is the first video I've seen from you, and I subscribed! Awesome presentation of each cymbal, giving background and insights into them. Great idea with adding one cymbal to the kit at a time. And, they were cool cymbals! I particularly loved the trashy sound of the 27" and that 16" Wuhan worked out to be a nice ride

[@AudioArcturia]

yo that steel cymbal at the start is LOVELY

[@lewismaclean8849]

That stainless steel cymbal would probably be the closest you could get to a electronic cymbal, like the kind heard on early Static X songs. Also quick question, would be a smart idea to set up two splash cymbals and make a hi-hat with them?

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

I didn't like that stainless cymbal much at first, but once it was on the right side, it had a nice techno crash sound 🤔 Hook up with Tim over at Reverie Drums for your cymbal project. I'd like to find some good blanks and get into some real cymbal smithing, rather than just modifying already formed cymbals. And the Daru cymbal sounds great as a hihat.

[@jamesf.ryaniii7918]

As some have pointed out, Lance Campeau makes or used to make stainless steel cymbals. As an aside, the Sabian Quiet Tone, Evans dB One and Trick Drums low-volume cymbals are all made from stainless steel. Wuhan's Ora low-volume cymbals are B20. And, the Zildjian L80s are "proprietary" alloy.

[@kylewagoner]

The 27" sounds cool but I cannot imagine ever traveling with that anywhere.

[@sembalo1776]

i quite like how that blank sounds as is, that steel one was pretty suprising it sounds good

[@foodforthegods]

Doom Metal mentioned (played)! 😮

[@dedrxbbit7549]

I like the sound of that paiste cymbal as a hi hat over just being a goofy ass ride that sounds like it’s trying too hard to be a cowbell. All the other ones sound really nice to me tho. Honestly they all have characteristics I look for when finding or manipulating cymbal samples

[@patrickharkin]

That stainless cymbal sounds like the best part of slamming shopping carts together and I love it.

[@reubenk7331]

Wow, that huge trash can lid sounded better than I thought it would! WOAH! The fact that the ride even comes with a track pressed into it, is simply amazing 🤣

[@OverproofMMA]

I strongly recommend Lance Campeau's "The Cymbal Project" series for info on creating your own cymbals. He details his homemade lathe, lathing techniques, different types of anvils, stumps and hammers, hammering patterns, finishing techniques (though he never details the ones that involve dangerous chemicals) and even fx cymbal making. He has a few videos where he works from blanks. I own an fx splash he made, back from when he used to sell cymbals on reverb.

[@jcbacongrease]

That blank sounds amazing!

[@yourbuddykevin]

haven't watched your channel in maybe a couple years, you definitely got better at drums! Not that you were bad before, but definitely see you have improved a ton!

[@TehPolarBearr]

Honestly, when you were fooling around at first with the 4 inch hi-hats, it gave me such middle eastern, belly-dance style music.

[@marktrumble2634]

The first two sound like something out of a movie sound track. Like a fight scene in the Last Samurai.

[@Skeleton_Dork]

I was wondering when another one of these would come out... you sir are my hero

[@Cheezeeeee]

14:00 really liked what you did here... idk if you intended to play that hat pattern that way but it sounds interesting.

[@EFJDN28]

that last 16'' wuhan blank cymbal is actually a pretty great cymbal for older types of jazz. quite nice sound still.

[@dedrxbbit7549]

Paiste when making the DJ 20” _How do we add _*_more cowbell?_*

[@mattweinberger9768]

Those Hi-Hats are perfectly normal size. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

[@letronix6243]

The first one relaxes me so much. Would be perfect for playing an album like the blue record from Baroness. That album sounds like water and it's really relaxing too.

[@WillBloodfarm]

I've got one of those 12" Paiste rides hahaha. I use it to top off a stack, because the black coating chills it out a bit.

[@DannyO-j4q]

I like the stainless steel crash. It sounds like it would fit a few genres nicely. I also liked when you 2-sticked the 4" hi-hats open. They sounded like something from a Latin percussion section.

[@richardlanchester249]

There are small Chinese hand-crash cymbals, rather similar to the little 4" ones, with big bells and flattish bow that curls up a little at edge, you get that cavity resonance effect as they reach close to closing shut. I think they are mainly used in traditional Chinese musical theatre, i have a couple i found cheap, and they came from a wonderful Chinese musical import shop in Covent Garden, London, called Raymond Man Music (sadly no longer there, he retired and it closed when property developers grabbed the building), this shop had the best, huge range of traditional cymbals, bells, gongs, and wind and string instruments from China that i ever saw anywhere. Also, Tibetan monastery hand-crash cymbal pairs have a similar style, typically around 16-17 inches, i imagine they got the idea of using these from neighbouring China. Very big deep bells, so the closing resonance effect is very pronounced. These would be worth checking out in a future video.

[@drdrums1]

Minor point: You showed a Paiste Signature line cymbal as B8 - in point of fact, they're B15. The 2002 crash you labeled as B12 is actually B8. To my knowledge, Paiste doesn't make B12 cymbals, but Meinl does - their Classic Custom and Pure Alloy lines I believe are all B12.

[@erickmartin5667]

Back in the 80's Zildjian had these things called Earth plates. I guess in the 70's they had an Earth ride. Those were "raw" untooled cymbals

[@gabrielemartino2466]

'sup Dave! GREAT content as always. 0:38 I have to point out though, that the Paiste Signature Traditional cymbal you put as an example of a B8 bronze cymbal is actually made from their Signature alloy, which I believe is 15% tin not 8%. Same for the 2002 cymbal you put there right after as an example of B12 bronze; 2002 cymbals are famously made from a B8 alloy, so that would be incorrect.

[@BushidoPhoto]

We used a metal trashcan as the kick drum and the metal lid as a trash cymbal on a recording of Devil's Haircut and it sounded awesome!!!

[@deathdrummer1000]

I remember my brother had a Zildjian ZXT titanium crash back in the day (late 00's) and as a kid nothing was cooler than the lone silver cymbal amongst the golden colored ones. Would love to see you track one down and give a passing whacking.

[@kingmusic3617]

I had the same griffin stand for my old kit. Sane counter weight and everything. It was good for replacing hardware.

[@unofficialbobcat]

Ok but did anyone really like the fill at 5:55 ? It's just paradiddles 😱

[@xaviersykora]

"its gonna take a lot of work to make this thing sound halfway decent" - proceeds to play the blank cymbal in a mix sounding absolutely stellar

[@catmobile20]

Whenever he’s back with more weird cymbals, you know it’s gonna be a good day

[@RyTrapp0]

Yo David, gotta add a titanium cymbal to the collection now Can't wait to see the cymbal project, should be fun to follow. Maybe a "round 2" after you make the first one, see how much better you could make a second one with everything you learn? One step at a time and all... but I'm jus sayin lol. Surprised by the stainless cymbal, sounds good; pretty intense sound! LOVE the 27"... thing... I could never own it, I would overuse the ever loving shit out of it. The 12" Paiste thing is cool. Extraordinarily niche, but cool; I think you found the real use in a hi hat combo, that makes for a pretty unique sounding hat. Shout out remote hi hats.

[@MaverickColtman]

Both hihat tracks were fire

[@setitfree78]

Respect the time it took to do all of this work for 1 video. Sub'd.

[@klawn9059]

i think david is just getting ready to drop a crazy drum and bass album

[@danstephensen9032]

Awesome. That 27 incher reminds me of the Omar HAKIM Garbage Can Lid Crash back in the day

[@mikeskenne]

1st: Love and appreciate your videos. In the interest of knowledge. I'm sure someone may have pointed this out all ready. But, I'm fairly sure that Paiste 2002s are made of B8, not B12. Their Signature line is Proprietary and close to B15. Meinl uses B12 and some B10, I think.

[@tespiriquidiberto]

Paiste signature - Signature Bronze (something between b13 or b18. Maybe b15) Paiste 2002 - B8 (2002 Bronze)

[@InzidenzPanik]

Paiste Signature are B15 As far as I know Paiste uses no B12. Meinl has the Soundcasters which are B12s.

[@randomsomeguy156]

I know zildjian has some b15 cymbals as well. I think they're called project 371?

[@tespiriquidiberto]

@@randomsomeguy156 Yes! A limited edition, but the thing that make the cymbal sound nice is all the process with the metal. I fill the Zildjian b15 ones don't sound too good like paistes.

[@avgdrummer]

Oh man... rdavidr needs a lathe. Does This Old Tony have one? I forget. It's the crossover event nobody expected.

[@bupbead2731]

I absolutely adore the 4" hihats, its so impractical but charming in a way.

[@chloezaffran3552]

the tiny hi-hats make me crack up like nothing else omgosh theyre too funny

[@guitfidle]

That blank actually made a halfway decent ride sound. Was not expecting that! Nor was I expecting that other one to play like a record 😂

[@Drummer.Squirrel]

That stainless would be perfect for just a hi-hats and crash / ride setup. Mid to low volume scenario where you don't need to blow the roof off.

[@ChurchOfTheHolyMho]

Funny that the open/close of the 4" HH with the 16th notes almost sounded like a Wah pedal... lol (also, I liked the blank.) Are those Griffin stands decent? I didn't know they actually made drum hardware (I've had a 10U rack from them (and also the same seller) in my ebay cart for a while... and now I have a discount code! woot) I'd considered trying some Millenium hardware from Thomann, but if the Griffin is similar quality without the international shipping and delays... might just be worth a try. Thanks!

[@jamesperronedrums]

Hes Back and I love it!

[@b.p.879]

That snare sounds so great!

[@GarageBandSuperheros]

The GMD Nebula blob and the Pstx45whatever as hats, were perfect sounds to me. Interesting, interesting indeedy.

[@bunnyprincess247]

that stainless steel cymbal sounds absolutely fantastic. i love how dark and distorted it sounds i wish i had it lol

[@richardlanchester249]

Check out Dream Cymbals Dark Matter series Rides, these are thin unlathed rides, relatively flat bow and snaller bell, with an ultra deep stick response and wash. They come in 18, 20, 22, if i remember, i got a 20 with a slight edge crack which i scalloped, couldn't have afforded it otherwise. Darkest cymbal i've heard, and dark colour too, sounds interesting. Another strange one, a Pearl Wild-900 20 ride. Unlathed, thick, looks like Pearl decided they needed to compete with the Paiste Rude series as it looks similar, but sound is very different quite high pitched and clangy , a rather unique tone. So i decided it was unusual enough i should keep it (i got it for almost nothing)-- but i ever used it for a gig yet. I'd like to say, David, you are very responsive to both the sound and feel of the music style, and of any instrument you happen to be playing on, and come up with interesting and diverse drum grooves to match, alway interesting and a great fit. Some drummers just play drums, but you really play the music-- Respect!

[@kreyatebryant]

Nice Video My Friend. I love the stainless steel cymbal I would love to put that on my kit

[@tomnaumann2104]

Kmicic cymbals seem to be a high end stainless steel cymbal with some really large diameters. It would be cool if you could try one of you haven’t already.

[@colehetzel5003]

it's been 120 days since i ordered a 450$ cymbal from him and i still haven't gotten anything.

[@tomnaumann2104]

@@colehetzel5003 bummer. I was thinking of ordering something. I appreciate the heads up and hope your order arrives soon. I recall he posted something about how he moved his shop. Would you let me know if your order shows up?

[@colehetzel5003]

@@tomnaumann2104 yeah man, i'm gonna make a detailed reddit post of all the communication issues and such, it's a lot. i'll update with the link soon.

[@colehetzel5003]

@@tomnaumann2104didn't make the reddit post but still haven't received cymbal or refund

[@tomnaumann2104]

@@colehetzel5003yo, what the status on your kmicic/refund? I’m curious if it has been resolved yet.

[@yevgenydevine]

You won't believe it, this is *exactly* the sound I was imagining out of that Paiste, minus that it actually crashes properly.

[@Oni_SmokeCG]

In a portuguese drum selling Facebook group I saw a "gong sheet" the other day, immediately thought of you

[@ИльяВитцев]

That stainless cymbal sounds so much better than I anticipated.

[@Asphaltsquadron]

Actually its GEEKSTANDS Speaking of Geeks, Paiste 2002's are B8 Bronze not B12. Great vid though! Keep 'm coming!

[@StuckSeatpost]

The "magnetic stainless is cheaper" thing is wrong. It doesn't have to do with the carbon content but rather whether the steel is austenitic or martensitic or ferritic. This is about the crystal microstructure of the metal and not really about the alloy.

[@johnyocum6702]

Nobody has done a single comparison video for TRAKIAN CYMBALS and they’re so beautiful!!! From what I can tell, they sound great, but I’d love to hear them compared to other well known brands out there. Love your videos and Thanks!

[@muchopomposo.6394]

Weird cymbals aren't a new idea. I've been re-shaping and hammering old and broken cymbals since the 80's. 😊

[@ericcutler7664]

Where can I get that boom arm counterweight

[@MrSharkmissle]

The itty bitty hi hat when playing the nebula and big steely boi 😂

[@Albeit_Jordan]

12:30 next time I go wine tasting I'm gonna recite this from memory and see what reactions I get.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

6:30 🤯 YEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHH 💥 💥 🔥🔥🔥

[@richardlanchester249]

Look carefully what happens to that when you hit the 'Google Translate' option offered! You see some kind of difference between American English and Britspeak, obviously ( i am watching from UK).

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

@@richardlanchester249 😂 I can't translate my own comments. What happens?

[@andrewbadeaux5916]

Bro that ride for doom or sludge is amazing, sounds so good.

[@SurefireNebula]

I like to imagine a drummer going into the studio with only these cymbals

[@jmason61]

The blank thing is pretty cool actually... you could use some scrubbing polish to clean the crud off just to start - very DIY

[@dbohnsai1011]

I have the Griffen remote hi hat stand and found it to be very sluggish. I vastly improved it by replacing the cable with a Jagwire bike cable and upgraded the spring to one from home depot. Now it's on par with a DW.

[@herculesunfed2861]

I absolutely love the sound of that stainless steel symbol. How can I get one and how much?

[@drewb5775]

That 27" is amazing! I'd say send the blank to Lance Campeau but he seems to be MIA?

[@djyeah-nah9781]

I noticed he'd been quiet too

[@thomasaldridge8529]

Bad ass cool. I miss when you did Drum restores and hacks. Good luck in the future though.

[@tecluchi]

I don’t know why but that blank cymbal at the end of the video sounded very nice to me just raw. At least in my speakers it sounds crispy and with a nice sustain

[@james7110]

Stand Geeks makes pretty good hardware. My only gripe is that one of mine broke. Like the neck just snapped. The counterweight is an AWESOME addition.

[@Yourbromanny]

Bro you are the goat of weird cymbals

[@MarcelineBrady]

Honestly that DJ ride gives the hats a nice chunk that I kind of like

[@OttoRoni]

That 16'' blank sounds like a nice small ride, for like an acoustic gig

[@FFrappeFairy]

Wow that gmd nebula is really enticing, why do I need it so much now?!?